Japan says it will increase its reliance on nuclear energy in a major policy shift as it seeks to meet growing demand from ...
The UN nuclear watchdog chief visited Japan's stricken Fukushima plant on Wednesday, the day after Tokyo approved an energy ...
A Japanese court has rejected the request of thousands of residents to suspend operations of two reactors at a nuclear power ...
Japan has restarted 14 reactors in the last decade to meet growing demand for power in the world’s fourth-biggest economy.
Japan is to "make maximum use of nuclear power", with about 20% of the country's total electricity generation in fiscal 2040 ...
Japan’s government adopted new decarbonization targets aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 70% from 2013 levels over the next 15 years, approving a renewed energy plan to help meet ...
After more than a decade of inactivity, Japan’s biggest nuclear power plant is ready to restart — but it faces an indefinite ...
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is monitoring Japan’s efforts to decommission the Fukushima plant after a 2011 ...
On 11 March, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake sent a tsunami hurtling towards Japan's east coast, killing 20,000 people, ...
Japan’s Cabinet has approved a new basic energy plan emphasising nuclear power and renewables as its primary carbon-free ...
The government is targeting emissions cuts of 60% by fiscal 2035, but environmental groups and businesses have called for ...